Tag: Collecting

Spyderco has been working its way through the HAP40 sprint runs, and it’s pretty clear that this whole run is a huge success. There are still a few of Spyderco HAP40 Enduras around, but all three batches of the Delica sold out pretty much instantly, and now it looks like

I had seen these on eBay and I really wanted one. Before I paid the high prices the sellers were asking, I went to Spyderco’s forums and did a search. I’m glad I did, because I got one with a 40% coupon straight from Spyderco! It’s almost a formality weighing

This Japanese super blue steel is fascinating to me. It seems that I discovered it a bit late, since I caught the the tail end of the last dealer who has the Stretch in stock in super blue. I missed the Delica and Dragonfly in super blue, which would have

The Ladybug was my first Spyderco pocket knife. I was used to carrying something small in my pocket for opening packages and such, and the Ladybug was a good replacement for the Cutco that I lost. I was instantly hooked on Spyderco, and moved up the food chain to the Dragonfly, Delica,

Here is another new numbered Spyderco for my collection. The orange is definitely striking. I’ve been a fan of the Delica for quite some time now, so it’s natural that my numbered collection include at least one. Someday I will find a super blue Delica that’s not too rich for

This is the first Spyderco I have bought with the intention of keeping it in the box unused. I guess that makes me a collector now, if having a collection wasn’t enough. The first time I held a Dragonfly, it was almost a magical moment. Almost like putting a first

This is one of those models that seemed to get mixed reviews. Then they made a newer model EX11, and people hated it. Then came a minor revision (Ex11.2) that also wasn’t well received, and that was it–they stopped making it. At the time I was looking for off-the-shelf products.

At first all my pocket knives were all lying around. I started putting them in little tool pouches but then those pouches were lying around. Not to mention the knives jostle around in there and can pick up scratches. At some point you have to admit to yourself that you